A graphical approach to teaching amplifier design at the undergraduate level

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  Assaad, Rida S ^a   Silva Martinez, Jose ^b  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplifiers; Bipolar transistor amplifiers; Bipolar transistor circuits; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Design methodology; PSpice

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; SPICE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TUNNEL DIODES;

AMPLIFIERS; BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS; BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR CIRCUITS; CIRCUIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; PSPICE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 60549107495     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2008.917190     Document Type: Article

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